The Milk Carton Kids are Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. While the most obvious musical reference is the classic folk revival sound of twin acoustic guitars and matching harmonies, the band both expands and contradicts that rich legacy with highly inventive guitar lines and their intricately interwoven vocals. After forming in 2011, the duo quickly built a devoted following with the simple purity of their music and their celebrated deadpan stage humor.

The duo will celebrate their new record's release with an appearance at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. The following night they will host The Milk Carton Kids Revue on March 27th at Largo in Los Angeles. The evening will see them offer musical and vocal accompaniment to performances from Ed Helms, Tom Brosseau, Joe Henry, Over The Rhine, Joe Purdy, Jill Sobule, and special guests yet to be announced. To close the evening, The Milk Carton Kids will perform songs from The Ash & Clay.

Praise For The Milk Carton Kids
"Gorgeous contemporary folk" - NPR

"A sweetly dazzling variation on close-harmony vocals" - New York Times

"Absolute mastery of their craft" - Los Angeles Times

"It's in the intellectual sophistication of their songs that their home environment can be observed, making The Milk Carton Kids an option for purists unsatisfied with some of the pop tendencies seeping in to the genre. " - Paste

"The Ash & Clay is a further example of the duo's ability to create songs that are both intimate and powerful, bittersweet and inspiring." - Performer Magazine

"The sweetness and beauty of two voices singing in harmony, the delicate interplay of two acoustic guitars, and the beauty and strength of great songwriting." - Mix Magazine